KHAIRPUR, Dec 16: He is a harmonium player and Sufi singer, but the times have changed and now he has diverted his attention to tuning and repairing musical instruments to earn his livelihood.

Harmonium has been part and parcel of Kozhikode’s rich ghazal tradition; the very instrument using which legendary musician M S Baburaj mesmerised his audience. Though technology has transformed ...

Harmonium Rahul, 32, is an owner of harmonium repair shop owner, who is carrying on with his familial business in this age of modern musical instruments. Read all the latest breaking news on Outlook ...

Over time, the ‘current potti’ has replaced this ancient music box used by Koothu troupes. This leaves pedal harmonium makers like S. Arumugam of Karani Mandapam near here with hardly any work. “There ...

On a muggy evening at Nageswara Rao Park, Malaiarasan is enacting a scene from his childhood. “‘ Dei, what are you watching? Go there! Fetch that tool!’ That’s how my grandfather spoke to me when I ...